Marvel Comics Unleashes ‘Predator vs The Planet of the Apes’ in New Limited Series

Comic book crossovers have been around for decades, and some of the coolest have pitted The Terminator against RoboCop and Predator against Alien Xenomorphs, all of which set the bar as Predator storms the Planet of the Apes.

Marvel Comics will bring two of these franchises head-to-head for the very first time in Predator vs The Planet of the Apes, a five-issue limited series launching this July from writer Greg Pak and artist Alan Robinson.

Here’s the official synopsis: “WORLDS COLLIDE! When a deadly Yautja crash-lands on the legendary Planet of the Apes, two worlds will collide for the very first time! After a rescue mission gone wrong, astronaut Arch finds herself embedded in a hostile ape society where humans are subservient. But the hunters soon became the hunted when the apes find themselves being stalked by Predators! A three-way war is about to erupt between humans, apes and Yautja – who will reign supreme?!”

With roots in some of the most iconic sci-fi film franchises of all time, Predator and Planet of the Apes now collide in a crossover that brings that cinematic legacy roaring into comics in a whole new way.

“I vividly remember watching the first Planet of the Apes movie on an old 13″ black and white television in the early 1980s and having my mind TOTALLY BLOWN,” said Grek Pak. “So I was thrilled when Marvel approached me to write Planet of the Apes comics — and then even MORE thrilled when they said it would be a Predator book as well! Planet of the Apes and Predator are two of the most iconic sci-fi series of all time—I’d be thrilled to work on EITHER of them. But both of them together? Just incredible/ Both series do so much wild worldbuilding, grapple with a deeply organic and compelling kind of sci-fi, and take on massive and eternally relevant themes of violence and war. Both also absolutely GO THERE, taking huge risks and leaps all the time. I can’t wait to show what we’re cooking up with Alan Robinson and the rest of the creative team.”

Here are a few of the revealed covers, featuring art from Chris Campana, Alan Robinson, and Tim Seeley, respectively.

Scottie Young, Ben Oliver, and also provided art that has yet to be revealed.